luscious
14
4.3
- adjective
- /ˈlʌʃəs/
:
delicioso
- Yes, their beer is tasty; yes, their desserts are luscious; yes, their waltzes are irresistible.
- luscious dessert
- luscious fruit
- luscious chocolate cake
Examples
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A heapin' bucket of giant jumbo shrimp, succulent chunks of fried fish, luscious bites of langostino.
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Then I can eat the luscious Pepperidge Farm cookies in the little bag I bought for dessert.
Fiction book (2002) -
Where is this luscious food?
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Got some real luscious cream pie for you tonight, Sam.
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So red... and ripe and luscious.
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Why eat stale bread when there's luscious food in the house?
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Customers at Butler's Orchards can make their own from luscious blackberries they pick themselves.
Academic text (1994) -
A breathtakingly beautiful forest of never-ending luscious green trees, filled with succulent, ripe peaches.
Fiction book (1990) -
The velvety fettuccine was bathed in a rich cheese sauce studded with carrots, onions, broccoli, and luscious sun-dried tomatoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
The luscious fruit was so sweet that everyone wanted more.
Synonyms
808
1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
419
1.0
Very pleasant to taste
175
1.0
Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy
106
6.1
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
34
2.2
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
27
2.7
A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit
18
2.3
Having a strong, pleasant taste
17
3.7
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
12
5.1
Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink
6
8.8
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
4
4.7
A taste that is strong and rich, often in wine or coffee
4
3.2
So good in smell or look that you want to eat it
1
8.6
Very pleasing to the taste or smell, like delicious food
1
7.2
Tasty and pleasant to eat
1
4.3
Having a strong and pleasant taste
1
3.2
Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling
1
3.0
Having a pleasant sweet smell
1
3.3
A little sweet in taste or smell
Very sweet and nice to taste and smell
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
A food with a strong, pleasant taste that people enjoy
A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
Antonyms
How Tasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word luscious comes from the same root as luxury, which means 'great pleasure' or 'rich enjoyment'. So a luscious food is like a small luxury — rich, sweet, and very pleasing to the senses.